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HDMI CEC automatically disconnects when changing hdmi resolution, how do I fix this because I want 1080p 24HZ resolution/refresh rate but I can't press ok when I change it as my remote stops working...

rick19011 wrote:HDMI CEC automatically disconnects when changing hdmi resolution, how do I fix this because I want 1080p 24HZ resolution/refresh rate but I can't press ok when I change it as my remote stops working...

rick19011 wrote:HDMI CEC automatically disconnects when changing hdmi resolution, how do I fix this because I want 1080p 24HZ resolution/refresh rate but I can't press ok when I change it as my remote stops working...

I have an issue that I posted elsewhere regarding CEC that could kind of tie in to this. Basically after using OpenElec on my setup which is a Sony DA2400ES AV receiver and Bravia model 52W4000 TV, the link between those two devices becomes broken and only a factory reset on the TV will allow them to see each other again and sync. I do not have OpenElec setup to take advantage of CEC as far as I know but it breaks the link between other devices anyhow when used to watch movies etc.

I'll give the disable refresh rate a go tomorrow but is it really capable of completely handicapping the link between all devices as I'm experiencing or has anyone else come across my exact dilemma that can give me some pointers as to how to fix it?

A potential fix has been pushed to github. You can download start.elf from github or wait for an updated official build.This start.elf also tries to avoid killing composite when (incorrectly) starting CEC or HDMI audio.

added bootloader update support many thanks to ME for this update it is still needed to update the bootloaderfiles manually, because the bootloader update support must be in the actual running build. With the next update it will work automatically.

It is needed to update the bootloaderfiles which you can find in the build in the folder 3rdparty/bootloader to fix reported problems with libCEC, composite output and HDMI audio passthrough. This you can update locally via Windows/Linux or via ssh:

I would like to know if playback from MythTv v 0.25 is in the current OpenELEC build.The way I read it over in the xbmc forum - Testing help needed for Myth 0.25 support - v 0.25 playback has been submitted to the xbmc build tree, but has it trickled down into OpenELEC?

Just for backgrund information, I have succesfully had OpenELEC (r11591) playing recordings off a v 0.24 MyTV server. With some pauses though (which i believe have nothing to do with OpenELEC or the rpi).

Similar to 11691 it's much more stable for playing music and picture slideshow. It's hard to reproduce, but xbmc freeze ocassionally:( Playing the same set of mp3 works fine sometimes, and sometimes there is a long delay between the songs (even 10s). I noticed that it takes some time to load the pictures even about 8s (they have about 3-5MB). I tried to increase the slideshow

Just as a test (for comparison with Raspbmc RC4) after installing r11766 I wiped my Texture13.db and Thumbnails directory, rebooted then attempted to browse through Movies while it recached all the thumbnails - unfortunately there are a mass of errors and failure to display images (black rectangles) within just the first few rows after scrolling (the following is just the log grep'ed for ERROR):

i must say that i'm finaly suprise with Stability and speed of corrent openelec build 11766 although cec is not working on my LG ld450 speed of loading fanart and poster is extreamly fast mkv with dts audio play's without stuttering this is it

sparky0815 - can I update from a previous build to r11766 by just updating the FAT files, or do I need to get new image? and do I update the FAT file by just overwriting them on the SD card - or do I follow this procedure - http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title ... g_OpenELEC?Thanks

I have a issue with my rpi/openelec. I have a conf file (mainly to force hdmi, and some small stuff like that), and up to a few weeks ago, the rpi has worked flawless. I've updated images from time to time no problem (sometimes having to patch the firmware as well).

But my most recent time, about 2 weeks ago (whichever image was current at the time), after updating, the RPI refused to boot. I thought it was my SD Card that had borked, so I reflashed it in the PC instead of updating openelec, and nothing, completly dead.

I tried to remove my conf file, and it worked fine again.

Have some changes been done to the firmware to create this situation, so conf files won't let the rpi boot ?

ipsection wrote:sparky0815 - can I update from a previous build to r11766 by just updating the FAT files, or do I need to get new image? and do I update the FAT file by just overwriting them on the SD card - or do I follow this procedure - http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title ... g_OpenELEC?Thanks

Yes, that's all you need to update with OpenELEC - the entire system lives in the FAT partition. Just download the small bz2 image linked by sraue, extract the various files (7zip is good for this, the three firmware files are in the 3rdparty/bootloader folder, the two OpenELEC files - ignore the MD5 checksum files - are in the target folder, remember to rename KERNEL to kernel.img) and then overwrite the same files in your SD card.

the only "odd" thing I'm doing is using neboot/nfs for system and storage for system.But i did this for earlier versions and it did worked just fine...I just tried downloading 11764 and same timeout happens so I reverted to 11691 and system is up and running again. Not sure what changed between 11691 and 11764 but it seems netboot is broken for some reason.

The cec connection and set up is better but still plagued with issues on my setup.

How come there is no option to select the type of device its plugged in to? It behaves like the tv is first in the loop although it's actually an av receiver.

This still keeps breaking the cec link between my tv and av receiver, only resolve is to unplug the pi and factory reset the tv for it to 'see' any hdmi devices to control....... But then again, I don't even need to have power to the pi for this issue to occur, just plugging in an hdmi cable wreaks havok so software may be perfect but the pi isn't :'(

Hi again,guisettings.xml contains a line<myvideos>...<playlist>...<shuffle>false</shuffle>This is option important to me, but i can't find option the settings menu.If i change the file then soon returns false automatically.What can be done?

AceX wrote:Hi again,guisettings.xml contains a line<myvideos>...<playlist>...<shuffle>false</shuffle>This is option important to me, but i can't find option the settings menu.If i change the file then soon returns false automatically.What can be done?

You probably want to edit guisettings.xml when XBMC is not running, otherwise it has a tendency to overwrite your change with it's running values. I think there's a way to kill XBMC and prevent it from automatically restarting, mentioned either in this thread or the other loooong OpenELEC thread.

AceX wrote:Hi again,guisettings.xml contains a line<myvideos>...<playlist>...<shuffle>false</shuffle>This is option important to me, but i can't find option the settings menu.If i change the file then soon returns false automatically.What can be done?

You probably want to edit guisettings.xml when XBMC is not running, otherwise it has a tendency to overwrite your change with it's running values. I think there's a way to kill XBMC and prevent it from automatically restarting, mentioned either in this thread or the other loooong OpenELEC thread.

Thanks for the tip,Have been solved that option fix true. (Vi edit the guisettings.xml and killal -9 xbmc.bin and restart...)Unfortunately The problem is not resolved. Play the tracks on a continuous.This is a bug! I think.

According to this post on the OpenELEC forums they added more wireless adapter support.As my internet at home is still off I haven't had chance to test any of the latest images. Can anyone confirm the post was correct that that builds after the 8th of August 2012 have built in support for Realtek RTL8188CUS based devices?

I ran in debug mode as preview. It ran fine and I thought OK let's try it with some music playing as well. When I hit the keyboard I saw it was frozen. The on-screen debug message has stopped updating and the screen is frozen on the last picture shown.

ssh works as does the samba share (where I got the attached) log files.